The town of Banner is located on the northwest side of Anvil Mountain, 4.8 miles north of Nome, on the Seward Peninsula. It was the site of a mining camp and railroad station. In 1901 the Wild Goose Railroad (later Seward Peninsula Railroad) extended from Nome to Banner. (pp. 103-104) Notes from Donald Orth, Dictionary of Alaska Place Names: Geological Survey Professional Paper 567 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1967)